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Hulk Hogan Reveals Suicidal Thoughts: "I Emotionally Lost It"
He may wear a boa and make his living (kinda sorta) beating people up, but Hulk Hogan is a sensitive man.
During his drama-filled divorce from Linda, he reached such a low point, he was downright suicidal.
"I actually believed in my heart that oath you make, 'til death do us part, for better or worse," he explains to E!'s Daily 10. "I actually believed everybody was on that page. It blew my mind, never been hit that hard."
One night, he "emotionally lost it," he says, and even pulled out a gun. Out of nowhere, the phone rang. It was his friend and American Gladiators cohost Laila Ali, and she pulled him from the abyss.
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Hogans Pin Down Divorce Deal
Hey, we just spotted a pig soaring outside our window. And in related news, Hulk and Linda Hogan are making nice.
The long-clashing, mud-slinging duo reached a deal to end their bitter divorce battle. Attorneys for the Hogans appeared in a Clearwater, Fla., court this morning to announce the settlement, which was hashed out last night, E! News has learned.
Linda filed for divorce in 2007, accusing the Hulkster of having an affair. The estranged twosome had been squabbling over assets worth around $30 million.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but both sides seem relieved, if not happy, to have the messiness done with.
"Hulk is looking forward to moving on with his life and is very hopeful that he and Linda can maintain a friendship and work together as parents to their two children," Hogan's rep told E! News.
Said Linda, "The war is over."
"Backstabbed" Brooke Hogan Slings More Mud on Mom
It's beginning to sound like none of the Hogans knows best.
In two separate interviews with E! this week, Brooke Hogan breaks down her current family dynamic and, as always, it ain't pretty.
"I'm the only one with my head on straight," she tells E!'s Daily 10. "I don't know what's wrong with mom…dad and brother are doing good. I'm staying straightforward."
Straightforward perhaps to the continued detriment of her already rocky relationship with mother Linda, whom Brooke says is "preying on her own babies."
"We don't talk…I feel betrayed."
Thanks to her latest round of interviews, the feeling is likely mutual.
Linda Hogan a Clean, Mean Fighting Machine
That foulness in the air isn't coming from Linda Hogan's drug tests—because those are "clean, clean, clean," according to her rep.
The Hogan Knows Best matriarch recently opted to undergo a full drug screening in response to allegations made by ex-hubby Hulk Hogan and daughter Brooke that she was using.
And, per a statement released by her rep Gary Smith, Hogan "tested negative for everything," including amphetamines, marijuana, cocaine, PCP and opiates such as Vicodin and heroin.
"Linda also had a full medical exam," Smith said. "According to the doctors who examined her, she has even had gains in bone density and muscle mass since her last physical, which indicates a healthy lifestyle. This further disproves Hulk's and Brooke's unfounded and hurtful allegations. Linda's drug screening shows she has no trace of any drugs in her system, legal or illegal, that includes prescription medication. Linda does not do drugs and never accused her daughter of doing drugs either. Hulk is the expert on drug use."
Hulk Hogan admitted to various forms of drug abuse in a recent Rolling Stone interview—the same one in which he admitted to understanding O.J.
The Hogans Attempt to Outfeud the Spellings
The Hogan family has decided to challenge the Spellings for this week's title of Celebrity Family Best at Being the Worst.
It all started last week when the airbrush angel of your dreams, Brooke Hogan, video-chatted with Perez and talked about her mom, Linda, doing drugs.
Not that Brooke knows this firsthand; the two haven't spoken much since Linda and Hulk announced their divorce and Linda started dating a 21-year-old. Instead, Brooke is relying on what her gut and people back home tell her.
Brooke's speculations caused Linda's Google alerts to go off, and she did what any loving, caring mother would do in this situation—ordered her people to email Perez about Brooke's boob job...
Rise 'n' Shine: Lady Gaga Shows "Paparazzi" Her Poker Face
• Lady Gaga's latest video for "Paparazzi" is evocative, satirical, sexy and long, but go ahead and give it a gander. It's worth a watch. Then cleanse yourself with something a little more bubbly (and not bubble suity) by listening to the Jonas Brothers' latest.
• Here's something you should all know: The Hogans do not know best. They are much ado about mudslinging and drama, Brooke's boob jobs, Linda's drug use and the Hulk's boa-wearing.
• Benji and Joel Madden were apparently born Benji and Joel Combs, which might make them related to Sean "Diddy" Combs or something. Do you think that's why they legally changed their names?
• Kiefer Sutherland may be keeping his head to himself in the latest issue of British Elle, but not his thoughts on ex-fiancée Julia Roberts.
• Just in case you've been hiding under a rock and missed the gazillion Gosselin tidbits of Jon & Kate Plus 8 news we've been posting for the past few weeks, don't miss our Jon & Kate Twisted Fate special, airing tonight on E! at 10:30 ET/PT.
• Stephanie Pratt and Frankie Delgado have their panties in a bunch about Paris Hilton's comments about The Hills.
• Dear Jesse McCartney: Chocolate milk? Really?! Love, Rise 'n' Shine
When you look at Big Pic, have you ever wanted to be a pen so badly?
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Linda Hogan Worried About Making Alleged Hit List
Just because Linda Hogan isn't Ed Graziano's estranged wife doesn't mean she's not spooked.
Hulk Hogan's soon-to-be-ex missus has expressed concern that Graziano, who was arrested yesterday on suspicion of hiring a hit man to kill his estranged wife, Debra, may also have targeted the former Hogan Knows Best matriarch.
"Any threat from Ed Graziano would and is being taken very seriously," Hogan said in a statement Friday.
Graziano's son, John, was left with permanent brain damage after Nick Hogan's 2007 DUI crash, for which Nick served close to five months in jail on a reckless-driving charge.
Linda's publicist told Tampa Bay's 10Connect.com that sources close to the case informed Hogan that Graziano made threats against her and that Hogan was "scared to death."
Linda Hogan Fine After Fender-Bender
The hits keep coming for the Hogan family, but luckily no harm done this time.
Linda Hogan was safe and sound Friday after being involved in a minor car accident near her home in Clearwater, Fla., authorities confirmed to E! News.
"She was rear-ended, but it was just a fender-bender and there were no injuries reported," said Clearwater Police Department spokeswoman Joelle Castelli.
The accident occurred around 3:30 p.m. Weather was not considered to be a factor (a high of 77 degrees today in Clearwater, so we should hope not!), and no related speeding tickets have been issued at this time, Castelli said.









